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Reconstructing Earth’s Climate History: Inquiry-Based Exercises for Lab and Class, First Edition. Kristen St John, R Mark Leckie, Kate Pound, Megan Jones and Lawrence Krissek.© 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Published 2012 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Chapter 2 Seafloor Sediments
FIGURE 2.1. Kelsie Dadd (Sedimentologist, Macquarie University, Australia) and Mea Cook (Sedimentologist, Williams College, USA) describe the sediment color of a core section from Site U1340 in the Bering Sea. Photo taken by Carlos Alvarez Zarikian, IODP.
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Seafloor SedimentsPart 2.1. Sediment Predictions
1 What kinds of materials do you expect to find on the seafloor?
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2 Do you expect any geographic pattern for these materials in the global ocean? Explain your reasoning.
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SUMMARYThis exercise set explores marine sediments using core photos and authen-tic datasets in an inquiry-based approach (Figure 2.1). Your prior knowledge of seafloor sediments is explored in Part 2.1. In Part 2.2 you will observe and describe the physical characteristics of sediment cores. In Part 2.3 you will use composition and texture data from smear slide samples taken from the cores to determine the lithologic names of the marine sediments. In Part 2.4 you will make a map showing the distribution of the primary sedi-ment lithologies of the Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans and develop hypotheses to explain the distribution of the lithologies shown on your map.
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Seafloor SedimentsPart 2.2. Core Observations and Descriptions
IntroductionIn this exercise your teacher will assign you one or more cores from Table 2.1 below. A corresponding photo of each core is included in an Appendix at the end of Chapter 2. Note that all of the cores in Table 2.1 are either core number 1, 2, or 3. This means that these cores are at or close to the top of the sediment sequence on the seafloor. Therefore the sediment in these cores represents modern or very recent environmental conditions at that location in the ocean. For a review of the nomenclature for core identification see Chapter 1, Part 1.3.
TABLE 2.1. Seafloor cores
Core Identification: Expedition–Site & Hole–Core & Type*
Physiographic Site Location
Site Location (Latitude/Longitude)
Water Depth (m)
Reference
Pacific Cores
112-687A-2H Peru continental shelf 12.9S/77.0W 316 Seuss et al., 1988
35-324-1 SE Pacific basin, North of Antarctica
69S/98.8W 4433 Hollister et al., 1976
28-269-1 Ross Sea, South of Australia, margin of Antarctica
61.7S/140.1E 4282 Hayes et al., 1975
145-886B-2H Chinook Trough, North Pacific abyssal plain
44.7N/168.2W 5743 Rea et al., 1993
145-882A-2H Detroit Seamount NW Pacific 50.36N/167.6E 3243.8 Rea et al., 1993
145-881A-1 NW Pacific, east of the Sea of Okhotsk
47.1N/161.5E 5531.1 Rea et al., 1993
145-887C-2H Patton-Murray Seamount, NE Pacific 54.4N/148.5W 3633.6 Rea et al., 1993
19-188-2 Bering Sea 53.8N/178.7E 2649 Creager et al., 1973
18-182-1 Alaskan continental slope 57.9N/148.7W 1419 Klum et al., 1973
33-318-2 Line Islands Ridge, south central Pacific 14.8S/146.9W 2641 Schlanger et al., 1976
8-75-1 Marquesas Fracture Zone, central Pacific abyssal plain
12.5S/135.3W 4181 Tracey et al., 1971
92-597-1 SE Pacific abyssal plain 18.8S/129.8W 4166 Leinen et al., 1986
178-1101A-2H Antarctic Peninsula continental rise 64.4S/70.3W 3279.7 Barker et al., 1991
178-1096A-1H Antarctic Peninsula continental rise 67.57S/77.0W 3152 Barker et al., 1991
178-1097A-3R Antarctic Peninsula shelf 66.4S/70.75W 551.7 Barker et al., 1991
29-278-3 South of New Zealand 56.6S/160.1E 3675 Kennett et al., 1974
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Core Identification: Expedition–Site & Hole–Core & Type*
Physiographic Site Location
Site Location (Latitude/Longitude)
Water Depth (m)
Reference
202-1236A-2H Nazca Ridge, SE Pacific 21.4S/81.44W 1323.7 Mix et al., 2003
206-1256B-2H Guatemala Basin, eastern tropical Pacific
6.7N/91.9W 3634.7 Wilson et al., 2003
8-74-1 Clipperton Fracture Zone, central Pacific abyssal plain
6.1N/136.1W 4431 Tracey et al., 1971
136-842A-1H South of Hawaii 19.3N/159.1W 4430.2 Dziewonski et al., 1992
198-1209A-2H Shatsky Rise, NW Pacific 32.7N/158.5E 2387.2 Bralower et al., 2002
199-1215A-2H NE of Hawaii, North Pacific abyssal plain 26.0N/147.9W 5395.6 Lyle et al., 2002
86-576-2 West of Midway Island, North Pacific abyssal plain
32.4N/164.3E 6217 Heath et al., 1985
195-1201B-2H Philippine Sea 19.3N/135.1E 5710.2 Salisbury et al., 2002
130-807A-2H Ontong Java Plateau, western equatorial Pacific
3.6N/156.6E 2803.8 Kroenke et al., 1991
181-1125A-2H Chatham Rise, east of New Zealand 42.6S/178.2W 1364.6 Carter et al., 1999
169-1037A-1H Escanaba Trough, west of Oregon and N. California
41.0N/127.5W 3302.3 Fouquet et al., 1998
146-888B-2H Cascadia margin, west of Vancouver, BC
48.2N/126.7W 2516.3 Westbrook et al., 1994
167-1010E-1H West of Baja California 30.0N/118.1W 3464.7 Lyle et al., 1997
200-1224C-1H North Pacific abyssal plain, south of the Murray Fracture Zone
27.9N/142.0W 4967.1 Stephen et al., 2003
127-795A-2H Japan Sea 44.0N/139.0E 3300.2 Tamaki et al., 1990
28-274-2 North of Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica 69.0S/173.4E 3305 Hayes et al., 1975
North Atlantic Cores
37-333-2 Western flank of Mid-Atlantic Ridge 36.8N/33.7W 1666 Aumento et al., 1977
82-558-3 Western flank of Mid-Atlantic Ridge 33.8N/37.3W 3754 Bougault et al., 1995
172-1063A-2H Northeast Bermuda Rise 33.7N/57.6W 4583.5 Keigwin et al., 1998
105-646A-2H Labrador Sea, south of Greenland 58.2N/48.4W 3440.3 Srivastava et al., 1987
162-980A-2H Rockall Bank, west of Ireland 55.5N/14.7W 2172.2 Jansen et al., 1996
152-919A-2H SE Greenland, continental rise 62.7N/37.5W 2088.2 Larsen et al., 1994
174-1073-1H New Jersey continental shelf 39.2N/72.3W 639.4 Austin et al., 1998
14-137-3H Madeira abyssal plain 25.9N/27.1W 5361 Hayes et al., 1972
* The letter indicating the type of drilling (e.g., H for hydraulic piston coring) is not always included in the core identification (Column 1 of Table 2.1). This is because early on in the drilling program, there was only one type of coring (rotary), and thus no special notation was needed. Core identification in Table 2.1 matches the core identification on the related core photos (and the end of this chapter).
TABLE 2.1. Continued
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To do:
1 Find your assigned core in Table 2.1 and on the base map (Figure 2.2). Examine the photo of your core (photos in the Appendix at end of Chapter 2) and make a list of observations and a list of questions about what you see:
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2 Lithology refers to the visible physical characteristics of sediment or rock. Design a way to organize and record your observations of the lithology of the sediment in your core that could be used by all the students in the class for all the cores. You will need to think of categories (e.g., color, sedimentary structures) for your observations and also a means of recording them (i.e., all observations written, all observations sketched, a combination of the two?). Record your ideas below:
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3 Use the space below to sketch and describe the lithology of your sediment core. Be sure to follow the template agreed upon by your class (or use the core description form provided by your instructor).
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FIGURE 2.2. Physiographic map of the worlds oceans, showing the core sites and water depths used in this exercise. Map modified from Hubbard Scientific’s Sea Floor Physiography map; American Education Products.
1201
795
1209
807
1125
318
278
269
274
842
1215
886
881
882 188
5762387.2 m
3300.2 m
5710.2 m
2803.8 m
1364.6 m
2641 m
3675 m
3305 m
4282 m
4430.2
2649 m
5743 m
3243.8 m
5531.1 m
6217 m
5395.6 m
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74
75
597
1256
1236
687
51224 1010
1037
888
887
182
1073
1063333558
137
980
919
646
1101
1097
3241096
m 4181 m
4166 m
4431 m
m
1323.7 m
3634.7 m
316 m
3633.6 m
1419 m
2516.3 m
3302.3 m
3464.7m4967.1 m
m
639.4m
3440.3m
2088.2m
2172.2m
1666m3754m
4583.5m
5361m
551.7m
3279.7m
3152m
4433m
FIGURE 2.2. (Continued)
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4 Based on the work you have done in this exercise, explain the importance of a systematic, complete, and consistent method of recording scientific observations.
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Seafloor SedimentsPart 2.3. Sediment Composition
IntroductionOne lithologic category that typically cannot be determined from observation of the core alone is sediment composition. Composition can, however, be determined by examining a small (toothpick-tip sized) amount of sediment under a binocular microscope and matching the grain types observed to cat-egories of known grain types. This method is called smear slide analysis. The main grain categories that compose marine sediment are minerals, microfos-sils, and volcanic glass. Some of the most common grain types are shown in Figure 2.3.
FIGURE 2.3. Volcanic glass, minerals, and mineral groups. (a) Volcanic glass, bar scale = 0.05 mm; (b) Feldspar mineral surrounded by volcanic glass. Bar scale = 0.05 mm; (c) Silt-size minerals including green and brown biotite (mica) flakes. Bar scale = 0.05 mm; (d) Clay minerals. Individual grains are under 4 µm (0.004 mm) in size; Photos reproduced with permission of R.G. Rothwell; available from the British Ocean Sediment Core Research Facility website: http://www.boscorf.org/
(a)
(c) (d)
(b)
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(e) (f )
(g)(h)
FIGURE 2.3. Continued: Siliceous (SiO2) Microfossils. (e) Diatoms (and clay). High power (×100) view; (f) Radiolarians with some diatoms (and clay). High power (×100) view; (g) Sponge spicules. Scale bar = 0.05 mm; (h) Silicoflagellate (arrow) with diatom fragments (and clay). Scale bar = 0.05 mm. Photos are from the British Ocean Sediment Core Research Facility website: http://www.boscorf.org/
(i) (j)
FIGURE 2.3. Continued: Calcareous (CaCO3) Microfossils. (i) Scatter of calcareous nannofossils (coccolith plates) seen in cross-polarized light. Note the black interference crosses shown by each plate. Scale bar = 0.05 mm; (j) Foraminifera and clay. Scale bar = 0.05 mm. Photos are from the British Ocean Sediment Core Research Facility website: http://www.boscorf.org/
This exercise uses composition and texture data from smear slides from specific samples within the various cores you described in Part 2.2. The composition data are estimates of the relative abundances of specific grain types (i.e., minerals and microfossils), and the texture data are estimates of the relative percentages of sand, silt, and clay-sized grains. When considering
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these smear slide data, one should always consider their position within the core to assess whether they are representative of some broader interval or provide detailed information on a specific layer of interest (e.g., within light sediment, a dark layer that turns out to represent a volcanic ash layer when examined in smear slide).
To do:
1 Go to Table 2.2 (smear slide data) and find the row(s) of data that correspond to smear slide samples taken from your core(s). Note that this should be the same core(s) assigned to you in Part 2.2. What are the minerals and fossils in your core(s)? List them below and circle the photos in Figure 2.3 that show what these grains look like in a smear slide.
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2 The composition and texture data from these smear slides will serve as the primary means of determining the lithologic name of the sediment. Read the Box below that describes important information about using the decision tree. Then use the decision tree (following pages) to determine the lithologic name of the sediment in your core(s):
Core: _______________________________________________________________________
Lithologic Name of the Sediment: _______________________________________________________________________
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DETERMINING LITHOLOGIC NAMES WITH A DECISION TREEThe goal of the decision tree is to use composition and texture data from smear slide analysis, core photos, and knowledge of the water depth and distance from land of cored sites on the seafloor to determine the lithologic name of the sediment. The decision tree aims to capture the most distinctive (i.e., end-member) lithologies of marine sediments. These are:
1 Calcareous ooze: biogenic sediments composed of calcareous nanno-fossils and/or foraminifers;
2 Siliceous ooze: biogenic sediments composed of diatoms, radiolarians, sponge spicules, and/or silicoflagellates;
3 Red clays: very fine terrigenous sediment that often contains siliceous microfossils, fish teeth, Mn-Fe micronodules, and/or volcanic glass;
4 Terrigenous sediment: sediment from the weathering of continents or volcanic islands;
5 Glaciomarine sediment: sediment containing terrigenous sand, pebbles, or cobbles transported to the sea by icebergs.
Note, while the above five marine sediment lithologies are the most distinctive sediment types, mixed lithologies are common. In addition, the lithologies can also change within a core. For example, the sedi-ment could alternate between red clay and siliceous ooze, or gradually change from one to another.
In any marine sediment lithology, but especially in biogenic oozes and deep sea red clays, layers of volcanic ash may be distinguishable as a minor lithology.THE DECISION TREE CAN BE FOUND ON PAGES 49–51.
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Is the sediment >50% microfossils?
It is a biogenic-rich It is a non-biogenic sediment. sediment. Go to the next page.
Is it dominated by foraminiferaand/or calcareous nannofossils, OR is it dominated by diatoms, radiolarians, silicoflagellates,or sponge spicules?
Lithology = Lithology = Calcareous Ooze Siliceous Ooze
yes no
forams,calcareousnannofossils
diatoms, radiolarians, silicoflagellates, sponge spicules
Decision TreeTo determine the dominant lithology of marine sediments based on smear slide data, visual core observations, and
site characteristics use the following decision tree.
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Non-biogenic Sediment
Is the texture and/or the mineral composition primarily clay (dust-size)?
Is the drill site location Go to next page.in a deep basin or is it on a continental shelf, slope, or rise?
Lithology = Red Clay (also known as pelagic clay). Additional evidence is a red/brown sediment color, and sometimes Lithology = black “spots” or nodules in the Terrigenous Sediment. sediment, which are Mn & Fe Silt and clay-rich, but may have mineral precipitates. Red Clays thin layers of sand. Terrigneous are a mix of wind-blown sediment is largely transported by terrigenous dust, authigenic rivers to the oceans.(precipitated) minerals, and may even include some siliceous microfossilsor fish debris.
yes no
Deep basin
Continental shelf, slope, or rise
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Mixed Grain Size, Non-biogenic Sediment
Does the sediment contain isolated pebbles, gravel, or cobbles?[Examine the core photo carefully to assess this.]
Lithology =Glaciomarine Sediment This sediment type contains materialtransported to the sea by floating ice
Lithology =
(it is “ice-rafted debris”).
Terrigenous SedimentAdditional evidence mayinclude fining upward sequences with sharp bases.Shallow (shelf) terrigenous sediment may also contain abundant sand, sea shells (mollusks), and tilted (cross) bedding. Shallow, near shore terrigenous sediment is also known as neritic or margin sediment and is transported to the near shore ocean by rivers.
yes no
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TABLE 2.2. Smear slide data
Smear Slide Sample Identification Texture (%) Composition (%) Lithologic Name of the Sediment Reference
Grain Size Mineral Grains Microfossils Rock Frags./Other
Exp-Site&Hole-Core&Type-Section, Interval (cm) Sa
nd
Silt
Cla
y
Acc
esso
ry M
in.
Cal
cite
/Dol
omite
Cla
y M
iner
als
Fe O
xide
Feld
spar
Oth
er M
iner
als*
Mic
a
Qua
rtz
Volc
anic
Gla
ss
Cal
c. N
anno
s
Dia
tom
s
Fora
min
ifers
Radi
olar
ians
Silic
oflag
ella
tes
Spon
ge S
picu
les
Skel
etal
Deb
irs
Car
bona
te F
rags
.
Org
anic
mat
ter
Nod
ules
Rock
Fra
gmen
ts
Pacific samples
112-687A-2H-1, 79 2 61 37 1 2 37 5 10 2 30 10 2 Seuss et al., 1988
112-687A-2H-3, 69 80 20 2 1 19 23 2 35 5 10
112-687A-2H-5, 61 45 55 10 2 17 5 13 1 37 5
112-687A-2H-6, 36 25 75 1 75 1 1 20
35-324-1-1, 120 none given 40 10 50 Hollister et al., 1976
35-324-1-2, 50 none given 85 10 5
35-324-1-3, 100 none given 35 2 3 60
35-324-1-6, 100 none given 97 1 2
28-269-1-1, 134 none given 5 25 10 55 5 Hayes et al., 1975
28-269-1-4, 37 none given 10 10 1 78 1
145-881A-1H-1, 50 30 60 10 1 1 98 Rea et al., 1993
145-881A-1H-2, 11 15 40 45 45 10 45
145-881A-1H-2, 116 46 60 4 2 94
145-886B-2H-1, 39 2 10 88 81 2 4 3 10 Rea et al., 1993
145-886B-2H-5, 114 15 10 70 70 2 2 1 4 6 15
145-886B-2H-6, 16 25 10 65 64 3 5 3 25
145-882A-2H-2, 58 2 78 20 1 1 1 77 20 Rea et al., 1993
145-882A-2H-3, 34 2 85 13 1 1 78 20
145-882A-2H-4, 80 20 75 5 1 2 96 1
145-887C-2H-1, 75 10 82 8 7 1 72 4 10 6 Rea et al., 1993
145-887C-2H-3, 75 10 45 45 43 1 45 4 2 5
145-887C-2H-3, 85 3 92 5 5 2 1 92
* Other minerals includes opaques, phillipsite, phroxene, hornblende, and others.D = dominant, A = abundant, C = common, P = present, R = rare, T = trace.
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(Continued)
Smear Slide Sample Identification Texture (%) Composition (%) Lithologic Name of the Sediment Reference
Grain Size Mineral Grains Microfossils Rock Frags./Other
Exp-Site&Hole-Core&Type-Section, Interval (cm) Sa
nd
Silt
Cla
y
Acc
esso
ry M
in.
Cal
cite
/Dol
omite
Cla
y M
iner
als
Fe O
xide
Feld
spar
Oth
er M
iner
als*
Mic
a
Qua
rtz
Volc
anic
Gla
ss
Cal
c. N
anno
s
Dia
tom
s
Fora
min
ifers
Radi
olar
ians
Silic
oflag
ella
tes
Spon
ge S
picu
les
Skel
etal
Deb
irs
Car
bona
te F
rags
.
Org
anic
mat
ter
Nod
ules
Rock
Fra
gmen
ts
Pacific samples
112-687A-2H-1, 79 2 61 37 1 2 37 5 10 2 30 10 2 Seuss et al., 1988
112-687A-2H-3, 69 80 20 2 1 19 23 2 35 5 10
112-687A-2H-5, 61 45 55 10 2 17 5 13 1 37 5
112-687A-2H-6, 36 25 75 1 75 1 1 20
35-324-1-1, 120 none given 40 10 50 Hollister et al., 1976
35-324-1-2, 50 none given 85 10 5
35-324-1-3, 100 none given 35 2 3 60
35-324-1-6, 100 none given 97 1 2
28-269-1-1, 134 none given 5 25 10 55 5 Hayes et al., 1975
28-269-1-4, 37 none given 10 10 1 78 1
145-881A-1H-1, 50 30 60 10 1 1 98 Rea et al., 1993
145-881A-1H-2, 11 15 40 45 45 10 45
145-881A-1H-2, 116 46 60 4 2 94
145-886B-2H-1, 39 2 10 88 81 2 4 3 10 Rea et al., 1993
145-886B-2H-5, 114 15 10 70 70 2 2 1 4 6 15
145-886B-2H-6, 16 25 10 65 64 3 5 3 25
145-882A-2H-2, 58 2 78 20 1 1 1 77 20 Rea et al., 1993
145-882A-2H-3, 34 2 85 13 1 1 78 20
145-882A-2H-4, 80 20 75 5 1 2 96 1
145-887C-2H-1, 75 10 82 8 7 1 72 4 10 6 Rea et al., 1993
145-887C-2H-3, 75 10 45 45 43 1 45 4 2 5
145-887C-2H-3, 85 3 92 5 5 2 1 92
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TABLE 2.2. Continued
Smear Slide Sample Identification Texture (%) Composition (%) Lithologic Name of the Sediment Reference
Grain Size Mineral Grains Microfossils Rock Frags./Other
Exp-Site&Hole-Core&Type-Section, Interval (cm) Sa
nd
Silt
Cla
y
Acc
esso
ry M
in.
Cal
cite
/Dol
omite
Cla
y M
iner
als
Fe O
xide
Feld
spar
Oth
er M
iner
als*
Mic
a
Qua
rtz
Volc
anic
Gla
ss
Cal
c. N
anno
s
Dia
tom
s
Fora
min
ifers
Radi
olar
ians
Silic
oflag
ella
tes
Spon
ge S
picu
les
Skel
etal
Deb
irs
Car
bona
te F
rags
.
Org
anic
mat
ter
Nod
ules
Rock
Fra
gmen
ts
Pacific samples
19-188-2-1, 56 none given 25 5 5 65 Creager et al., 1973
19-188-2-1, 120 none given 10 2 3 85
19-188-2-2, 75 none given 10 5 5 80
19-188-2-3, 75 none given 10 5 5 80
18-182-1-5, 100 0 5 95 tr 95 1 1 3 Klum et al., 1973
18-182-1-6, 100 0 8 92 1 92 1 2 5
33-318-2-2, 67 none given R D A P C Schlanger et al., 1976
8-75-1-1, 100 none given 90 9 1 Tracey et al., 1971
8-75-1-3, 10 none given 10 90
8-75-1-5, 10 none given 5 94 1
92-597-1-1, 35 none given 85 13 2
92-597-1-2, 110 none given 10 5 85
178-1101A-2H-1, 80 1 60 39 1 3 50 8 1 2 15 4 5 2 14 Barker et al., 1991
178-1101A-2H-2, 60 1 60 39 2 3 31 8 8 3 20 2 2 1 20
178-1101A-2H-2, 106 90 8 2 1 13 9 4 12 1 40 1 14
178-1101A-2H-4, 61 1 75 24 5 12 20 4 18 2 1 30
178-1101A-2H-6, 61 70 30 8 12 13 4 18 10 6 20
178-1096A-1H-1, 0 30 70 60 5 5 30 1 Barker et al., 1991
178-1096A-1H-1, 130 20 80 80 5 6 5 1 1
178-1096A-1H-4, 130 20 80 80 5 1 9 1 1
178-1096A-1H-6, 30 1 25 74 74 10 15 1 1
* Other minerals includes opaques, phillipsite, phroxene, hornblende, and others.D = dominant, A = abundant, C = common, P = present, R = rare, T = trace.
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Smear Slide Sample Identification Texture (%) Composition (%) Lithologic Name of the Sediment Reference
Grain Size Mineral Grains Microfossils Rock Frags./Other
Exp-Site&Hole-Core&Type-Section, Interval (cm) Sa
nd
Silt
Cla
y
Acc
esso
ry M
in.
Cal
cite
/Dol
omite
Cla
y M
iner
als
Fe O
xide
Feld
spar
Oth
er M
iner
als*
Mic
a
Qua
rtz
Volc
anic
Gla
ss
Cal
c. N
anno
s
Dia
tom
s
Fora
min
ifers
Radi
olar
ians
Silic
oflag
ella
tes
Spon
ge S
picu
les
Skel
etal
Deb
irs
Car
bona
te F
rags
.
Org
anic
mat
ter
Nod
ules
Rock
Fra
gmen
ts
Pacific samples
19-188-2-1, 56 none given 25 5 5 65 Creager et al., 1973
19-188-2-1, 120 none given 10 2 3 85
19-188-2-2, 75 none given 10 5 5 80
19-188-2-3, 75 none given 10 5 5 80
18-182-1-5, 100 0 5 95 tr 95 1 1 3 Klum et al., 1973
18-182-1-6, 100 0 8 92 1 92 1 2 5
33-318-2-2, 67 none given R D A P C Schlanger et al., 1976
8-75-1-1, 100 none given 90 9 1 Tracey et al., 1971
8-75-1-3, 10 none given 10 90
8-75-1-5, 10 none given 5 94 1
92-597-1-1, 35 none given 85 13 2
92-597-1-2, 110 none given 10 5 85
178-1101A-2H-1, 80 1 60 39 1 3 50 8 1 2 15 4 5 2 14 Barker et al., 1991
178-1101A-2H-2, 60 1 60 39 2 3 31 8 8 3 20 2 2 1 20
178-1101A-2H-2, 106 90 8 2 1 13 9 4 12 1 40 1 14
178-1101A-2H-4, 61 1 75 24 5 12 20 4 18 2 1 30
178-1101A-2H-6, 61 70 30 8 12 13 4 18 10 6 20
178-1096A-1H-1, 0 30 70 60 5 5 30 1 Barker et al., 1991
178-1096A-1H-1, 130 20 80 80 5 6 5 1 1
178-1096A-1H-4, 130 20 80 80 5 1 9 1 1
178-1096A-1H-6, 30 1 25 74 74 10 15 1 1
(Continued)
46 SEAFLOOR SEDIMENTS
NAME
TABLE 2.2. Continued
Smear Slide Sample Identification Texture (%) Composition (%) Lithologic Name of the Sediment Reference
Grain Size Mineral Grains Microfossils Rock Frags./Other
Exp-Site&Hole-Core&Type-Section, Interval (cm) Sa
nd
Silt
Cla
y
Acc
esso
ry M
in.
Cal
cite
/Dol
omite
Cla
y M
iner
als
Fe O
xide
Feld
spar
Oth
er M
iner
als*
Mic
a
Qua
rtz
Volc
anic
Gla
ss
Cal
c. N
anno
s
Dia
tom
s
Fora
min
ifers
Radi
olar
ians
Silic
oflag
ella
tes
Spon
ge S
picu
les
Skel
etal
Deb
irs
Car
bona
te F
rags
.
Org
anic
mat
ter
Nod
ules
Rock
Fra
gmen
ts
Pacific samples
178-1097A-3R-1 all gravel 100 Barker et al., 1991
29-278-3-1, 127 none given 15 10 30 10 25 10 Kennett et al., 1974
29-278-3-CC, 0 none given 2 2 3 75 3 15
202-1236A-2H,1, 75 100 14 57 25 Mix et al., 2003
202-1236A-2H, 92 100 R 57 29
202-1236A-2H, 123 100 R 70 30
206-1256B-2H-2, 113 5 13 82 40 8 10 40 1 1 Wilson et al., 2003
8-74-1-1, 2 none given 55 10 35 10 <1 Tracey et al., 1971
8-74-1-5, 10 none given 5 10 75 10
136-842A-1H-1, 27 10 50 40 40 17 23 2 1 1 Dziewonski et al., 1992
136-842A-1H-4, 90 25 75 1 75 1 10 10 1
136-842A-1H-6, 68 25 60 15 10 15 20 20 30 5
136-842A-1H-6, 130 52 48 18 1 1 1 30 6 30 10 2
136-842A-1H-7, 20 22 78 1 78 7 2 5 2 3 1 1
198-1209A-2H-1, 139 none given 21 70 2 5 2 Bralower et al., 2002
198-1209A-2H-5, 138 none given 1 13 80 5 1
199-1215A-2H-1, 60 100 90 8 2 Lyle et al., 2002
199-1215A-2H-3, 100 100 90 9 1
199-1215A-2H-CC, 0 100 90 10
Pacific samples
86-576-2-1, 7 5 95 85 1 4 1 3 1 5 Heath et al., 1985
86-576-2-2, 80 1 7 92 87 1 6 2 2
86-576-2-4, 74 30 68 2 2 1 3 93 1
86-576-2-4, 110 1 1 98 94 1 1 1 1 2 1
* Other minerals includes opaques, phillipsite, phroxene, hornblende, and others.D = dominant, A = abundant, C = common, P = present, R = rare, T = trace.
SEAFLOOR SEDIMENTS 47
NAME
(Continued)
Smear Slide Sample Identification Texture (%) Composition (%) Lithologic Name of the Sediment Reference
Grain Size Mineral Grains Microfossils Rock Frags./Other
Exp-Site&Hole-Core&Type-Section, Interval (cm) Sa
nd
Silt
Cla
y
Acc
esso
ry M
in.
Cal
cite
/Dol
omite
Cla
y M
iner
als
Fe O
xide
Feld
spar
Oth
er M
iner
als*
Mic
a
Qua
rtz
Volc
anic
Gla
ss
Cal
c. N
anno
s
Dia
tom
s
Fora
min
ifers
Radi
olar
ians
Silic
oflag
ella
tes
Spon
ge S
picu
les
Skel
etal
Deb
irs
Car
bona
te F
rags
.
Org
anic
mat
ter
Nod
ules
Rock
Fra
gmen
ts
Pacific samples
178-1097A-3R-1 all gravel 100 Barker et al., 1991
29-278-3-1, 127 none given 15 10 30 10 25 10 Kennett et al., 1974
29-278-3-CC, 0 none given 2 2 3 75 3 15
202-1236A-2H,1, 75 100 14 57 25 Mix et al., 2003
202-1236A-2H, 92 100 R 57 29
202-1236A-2H, 123 100 R 70 30
206-1256B-2H-2, 113 5 13 82 40 8 10 40 1 1 Wilson et al., 2003
8-74-1-1, 2 none given 55 10 35 10 <1 Tracey et al., 1971
8-74-1-5, 10 none given 5 10 75 10
136-842A-1H-1, 27 10 50 40 40 17 23 2 1 1 Dziewonski et al., 1992
136-842A-1H-4, 90 25 75 1 75 1 10 10 1
136-842A-1H-6, 68 25 60 15 10 15 20 20 30 5
136-842A-1H-6, 130 52 48 18 1 1 1 30 6 30 10 2
136-842A-1H-7, 20 22 78 1 78 7 2 5 2 3 1 1
198-1209A-2H-1, 139 none given 21 70 2 5 2 Bralower et al., 2002
198-1209A-2H-5, 138 none given 1 13 80 5 1
199-1215A-2H-1, 60 100 90 8 2 Lyle et al., 2002
199-1215A-2H-3, 100 100 90 9 1
199-1215A-2H-CC, 0 100 90 10
Pacific samples
86-576-2-1, 7 5 95 85 1 4 1 3 1 5 Heath et al., 1985
86-576-2-2, 80 1 7 92 87 1 6 2 2
86-576-2-4, 74 30 68 2 2 1 3 93 1
86-576-2-4, 110 1 1 98 94 1 1 1 1 2 1
48 SEAFLOOR SEDIMENTS
NAME
TABLE 2.2. Continued
Smear Slide Sample Identification Texture (%) Composition (%) Lithologic Name of the Sediment Reference
Grain Size Mineral Grains Microfossils Rock Frags./Other
Exp-Site&Hole-Core&Type-Section, Interval (cm) Sa
nd
Silt
Cla
y
Acc
esso
ry M
in.
Cal
cite
/Dol
omite
Cla
y M
iner
als
Fe O
xide
Feld
spar
Oth
er M
iner
als*
Mic
a
Qua
rtz
Volc
anic
Gla
ss
Cal
c. N
anno
s
Dia
tom
s
Fora
min
ifers
Radi
olar
ians
Silic
oflag
ella
tes
Spon
ge S
picu
les
Skel
etal
Deb
irs
Car
bona
te F
rags
.
Org
anic
mat
ter
Nod
ules
Rock
Fra
gmen
ts
195-1201B-2H-1, 30 10 90 D P R P R Salisbury et al., 2002
195-1201B-2H-5, 73 5 95 D R P R
195-1201B-2H-7, 85 10 90 D P P R P
130-807A-2H-2, 74 10 60 30 2 75 2 20 Kroenke et al., 1991
181-1125A-2H-1, 49 25 30 45 P R D P R P Carter et al., 1999
169-1037A-1H-3, 80 C A R R A R R C R R R Fouquet et al., 1998
169-1037A-1H-5, 62 A C R R R R C A R R
146-888B-2H-5, 99 70 25 5 5 10 33 5 25 2 15 Westbrook et al., 1994
146-888B-2H-6, 145 75 25 25 20 30 10 1 2 2 10
167-1010E-1H-3, 143 5 15 80 80 2 1 9 1 Lyle et al., 1997
167-1010E-1H-4, 110 10 90 80 2 10 3 5
200-1224C-1H-1, 70 10 90 90 10 Stephen et al., 2003
200-1224C-1H-2, 2 5 95 95 5
200-1224C-1H-3, 70 20 80 65 30 5
200-1224C-1H-5, 1 25 75 50 45 5
Pacific samples
127-795A-2H-1, 84 10 90 2 60 5 10 15 2 1 1 1 Tamaki et al., 1990
127-795A-2H-2, 146 40 60 30 10 60
127-795A-2H-3, 45 60 40 20 15 15 45 1
127-795A-2H-5, 81 40 60 60 10 20 10
28-274-2-2,109 2 33 65 1 55 11 10 15 6 2 Hayes et al., 1975
28-274-2-3, 86 25 75 60 1 1 35 1 2
28-274-2-6, 90 20 80 1 70 4 1 8 15 1
* Other minerals includes opaques, phillipsite, phroxene, hornblende, and others.D = dominant, A = abundant, C = common, P = present, R = rare, T = trace.
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NAME
Smear Slide Sample Identification Texture (%) Composition (%) Lithologic Name of the Sediment Reference
Grain Size Mineral Grains Microfossils Rock Frags./Other
Exp-Site&Hole-Core&Type-Section, Interval (cm) Sa
nd
Silt
Cla
y
Acc
esso
ry M
in.
Cal
cite
/Dol
omite
Cla
y M
iner
als
Fe O
xide
Feld
spar
Oth
er M
iner
als*
Mic
a
Qua
rtz
Volc
anic
Gla
ss
Cal
c. N
anno
s
Dia
tom
s
Fora
min
ifers
Radi
olar
ians
Silic
oflag
ella
tes
Spon
ge S
picu
les
Skel
etal
Deb
irs
Car
bona
te F
rags
.
Org
anic
mat
ter
Nod
ules
Rock
Fra
gmen
ts
195-1201B-2H-1, 30 10 90 D P R P R Salisbury et al., 2002
195-1201B-2H-5, 73 5 95 D R P R
195-1201B-2H-7, 85 10 90 D P P R P
130-807A-2H-2, 74 10 60 30 2 75 2 20 Kroenke et al., 1991
181-1125A-2H-1, 49 25 30 45 P R D P R P Carter et al., 1999
169-1037A-1H-3, 80 C A R R A R R C R R R Fouquet et al., 1998
169-1037A-1H-5, 62 A C R R R R C A R R
146-888B-2H-5, 99 70 25 5 5 10 33 5 25 2 15 Westbrook et al., 1994
146-888B-2H-6, 145 75 25 25 20 30 10 1 2 2 10
167-1010E-1H-3, 143 5 15 80 80 2 1 9 1 Lyle et al., 1997
167-1010E-1H-4, 110 10 90 80 2 10 3 5
200-1224C-1H-1, 70 10 90 90 10 Stephen et al., 2003
200-1224C-1H-2, 2 5 95 95 5
200-1224C-1H-3, 70 20 80 65 30 5
200-1224C-1H-5, 1 25 75 50 45 5
Pacific samples
127-795A-2H-1, 84 10 90 2 60 5 10 15 2 1 1 1 Tamaki et al., 1990
127-795A-2H-2, 146 40 60 30 10 60
127-795A-2H-3, 45 60 40 20 15 15 45 1
127-795A-2H-5, 81 40 60 60 10 20 10
28-274-2-2,109 2 33 65 1 55 11 10 15 6 2 Hayes et al., 1975
28-274-2-3, 86 25 75 60 1 1 35 1 2
28-274-2-6, 90 20 80 1 70 4 1 8 15 1
(Continued)
50 SEAFLOOR SEDIMENTS
NAME
Smear Slide Sample Identification Texture (%) Composition (%) Lithologic Name of the Sediment Reference
Grain Size Mineral Grains Microfossils Rock Frags./Other
Exp-Site&Hole-Core&Type-Section, Interval (cm) Sa
nd
Silt
Cla
y
Acc
esso
ry M
in.
Cal
cite
/Dol
omite
Cla
y M
iner
als
Fe O
xide
Feld
spar
Oth
er M
iner
als*
Mic
a
Qua
rtz
Volc
anic
Gla
ss
Cal
c. N
anno
s
Dia
tom
s
Fora
min
ifers
Radi
olar
ians
Silic
oflag
ella
tes
Spon
ge S
picu
les
Skel
etal
Deb
irs
Car
bona
te F
rags
.
Org
anic
mat
ter
Nod
ules
Rock
Fra
gmen
ts
North Atlantic samples
37-333-2-1, 80 5 24 71 96 4 Aumento et al., 1977
82-558-3-3, 75 none given 2 9 87 2 Bougault et al., 1995
82-558-3-6, 75 none given 5 9 84 2
172-1063A-2H-3, 62 40 60 R D T T A C R T T T R Keigwin et al., 1998
172-1063A-2H-6, 66 25 75 R D T T C A C T T T C
105-646A-2H-1, 60 5 60 35 35 30 35 Srivastava et al., 1987
105-646A-2H-2, 87 5 85 10 5 5 10 10 5 65
105-646A-2H-5, 33 10 55 35 15 25 5 35 3 10 2 5
162-980A-2H-1, 90 20 30 50 2 8 1 11 50 4 13 5 3 Jansen et al., 1996
162-980A-2H-3, 80 10 40 50 50 5 5 10 30
162-980A-2H-6, 80 10 60 30 5 25 15 3 5 20 10 7 2 3
North Atlantic samples
152-919A-2H-1, 76 3 81 16 16 7 2 40 15 10 3 7 Larsen et al., 1994
152-919A-2H-3, 18 85 15 2 69 4 10
152-919A-2H-4, 50 62 38 38 6 2 25 5 7 4 3 10
174-1073A-1H-1, 10 none given 2 23 14 2 20 20 4 5 5 Austin et al., 1998
174-1073A-1H-1, 120 none given 2 1 39 12 4 20 8 1 8
14-137-3H-2, 90 none given 81 4 5 2 8
TABLE 2.2. Continued
* Other minerals includes opaques, phillipsite, phroxene, hornblende, and others.D = dominant, A = abundant, C = common, P = present, R = rare, T = trace.
SEAFLOOR SEDIMENTS 51
NAME
Smear Slide Sample Identification Texture (%) Composition (%) Lithologic Name of the Sediment Reference
Grain Size Mineral Grains Microfossils Rock Frags./Other
Exp-Site&Hole-Core&Type-Section, Interval (cm) Sa
nd
Silt
Cla
y
Acc
esso
ry M
in.
Cal
cite
/Dol
omite
Cla
y M
iner
als
Fe O
xide
Feld
spar
Oth
er M
iner
als*
Mic
a
Qua
rtz
Volc
anic
Gla
ss
Cal
c. N
anno
s
Dia
tom
s
Fora
min
ifers
Radi
olar
ians
Silic
oflag
ella
tes
Spon
ge S
picu
les
Skel
etal
Deb
irs
Car
bona
te F
rags
.
Org
anic
mat
ter
Nod
ules
Rock
Fra
gmen
ts
North Atlantic samples
37-333-2-1, 80 5 24 71 96 4 Aumento et al., 1977
82-558-3-3, 75 none given 2 9 87 2 Bougault et al., 1995
82-558-3-6, 75 none given 5 9 84 2
172-1063A-2H-3, 62 40 60 R D T T A C R T T T R Keigwin et al., 1998
172-1063A-2H-6, 66 25 75 R D T T C A C T T T C
105-646A-2H-1, 60 5 60 35 35 30 35 Srivastava et al., 1987
105-646A-2H-2, 87 5 85 10 5 5 10 10 5 65
105-646A-2H-5, 33 10 55 35 15 25 5 35 3 10 2 5
162-980A-2H-1, 90 20 30 50 2 8 1 11 50 4 13 5 3 Jansen et al., 1996
162-980A-2H-3, 80 10 40 50 50 5 5 10 30
162-980A-2H-6, 80 10 60 30 5 25 15 3 5 20 10 7 2 3
North Atlantic samples
152-919A-2H-1, 76 3 81 16 16 7 2 40 15 10 3 7 Larsen et al., 1994
152-919A-2H-3, 18 85 15 2 69 4 10
152-919A-2H-4, 50 62 38 38 6 2 25 5 7 4 3 10
174-1073A-1H-1, 10 none given 2 23 14 2 20 20 4 5 5 Austin et al., 1998
174-1073A-1H-1, 120 none given 2 1 39 12 4 20 8 1 8
14-137-3H-2, 90 none given 81 4 5 2 8
52 SEAFLOOR SEDIMENTS
NAME
Seafloor SedimentsPart 2.4. Geographic Distribution and Interpretation
1 Use the following color scheme to plot the dominant lithologies of the sedi-ment in your core (from Part 2.3) on your base map (Figure 2.2) and on the class base map. For example, sediment that is 100% calcareous ooze would be plotted as a blue circle on the class map. A good way to plot mixed or alternating sediment types is with a simple pie diagram (e.g., a sediment type that is an equal mix of calcareous and siliceous ooze would be a circle that is ½ blue and ½ yellow). Through group effort, the class map should ulti-mately contain all of the exercise core locations in the Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans and their sediment types.
Blue = Calcareous Ooze
Brown = Terrigenous Sediment
Yellow = Siliceous Ooze
Green = Glaciomarine Sediment
Red = Red Clays
2 Make a list of your observations about the distribution of these marine sedi-ment lithologies on the map your class constructed. Consider factors such as distance from the continents, water depth, and latitude/longitude, among others.
Sediment Lithologies
Observations about Distribution
Calcareous Ooze
SEAFLOOR SEDIMENTS 53
NAME
Siliceous Ooze
Red Clay
Terrigenous Sediment
Glaciomarine Sediment
3 Based on your observations (in question 2 above), develop hypotheses to explain the distribution of each of these lithologies. Since sediment litho-logies (e.g., calcareous ooze) are named for their dominant grain types (e.g., calcareous microfossils), a good explanation will address what controls the relative abundances of different grain types that accumulate on the seafloor.
Sediment Lithologies
Hypotheses to Explain Lithologic Distributions
Calcareous Ooze
54 SEAFLOOR SEDIMENTS
NAME
Siliceous Ooze
Red Clay
Terrigenous Sediment
Glaciomarine Sediment
4 Compare your class map of seafloor sediment lithologies to a published map of sea floor sediment lithologies (e.g., see the map from Rothwell, 1989 dis-tributed by your instructor). Are they generally similar? If not, where are the discrepancies? What might cause these discrepancies?
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NAME
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5 Compare the North Pacific and North Atlantic sediment distributions.
(a) In what basin are glaciomarine sediments more abundant? Propose a hypothesis to explain your observations.
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(b) Is calcareous ooze in the North Atlantic found at the same depth, shal-lower depths, or deeper depths than in the North Pacific (see Table 2.1 or Figure 2.2 for water depths)? Propose a hypothesis to explain your observations.
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6 The map you constructed represents the modern distribution of sediment lithologies in the Pacific Ocean. Do you think this map would also represent the distribution of marine sediment lithologies in the geologic past and in the geologic future? What factors might vary that could change the distribution of marine sediment lithologies?
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NAME
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AppendixCore PhotosPhotos of each of the cores used in this exercise are included on the following pages. The order of the core photos matches the order of the cores listed in Table 2.1.High resolution photos for each of the cores included in this exercise (and many others) can be easily accessed by going directly to the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program searchable database online of core photos. The steps are:
1 Go to: http://iodp.tamu.edu/database/coreimages.html.2 Under “whole core photos” select the Janus database Core Photo query: http://
iodp.tamu.edu/janusweb/imaging/photo.shtml.3 This will bring up a short online form to fill out. Type in the core ID informa-
tion (e.g., Leg-Site-Hole-Core). Note that you don’t need to include all of the other information on the form. Then select “submit this request”.
4 A new window should open with a list of files that should include a high resolution photo of the core of interest. Open or download that photo to view it.
60 SEAFLOOR SEDIMENTS
NAME
Peru continental shelf, Pacific Ocean112-687A-2
SE Pacific basin, North of Antarctica35-324-1
SEAFLOOR SEDIMENTS 61
NAME
Ross Sea, South of Australia, Antarctic margin, Pacific Ocean28-269-1
Chinook Trough, North Pacific abyssal plain145-886B-2
62 SEAFLOOR SEDIMENTS
NAME
Detroit Seamount, NW Pacific145-882A-2
NW Pacific, east of the Sea of Okhotsk145-881A-1
SEAFLOOR SEDIMENTS 63
NAME
Patton-Murray Seamount, NE Pacific145-887C-2
Bering Sea19-188-2
64 SEAFLOOR SEDIMENTS
NAME
Alaskan continental slope, Pacific Ocean18-182-1
Line Islands Ridge, south central Pacific33-318-2
SEAFLOOR SEDIMENTS 65
NAME
Marquesas Fracture Zone, central Pacific abyssal plain8-75-1
SE Pacific abyssal plain92-597-1
66 SEAFLOOR SEDIMENTS
NAME
Antarctic Peninsula continental rise, Pacific Ocean178-1101A-2
Antarctic Peninsula continental rise, Pacific Ocean178-1096A-1
SEAFLOOR SEDIMENTS 67
NAME
Antarctic Peninsula shelf, Pacific Ocean178-1097A-3
South of New Zealand, Pacific Ocean29-278-3
68 SEAFLOOR SEDIMENTS
NAME
Nazca Ridge, SE Pacific202-1236A-2
Guatemala Basin, eastern tropical Pacific206-1256B-2
SEAFLOOR SEDIMENTS 69
NAME
Clipperton Fracture Zone, central Pacific abyssal plain8-74-1
South of Hawaii, Pacific Ocean136-842A-1
70 SEAFLOOR SEDIMENTS
NAME
Shatsky Rise, NW Pacific198-1209A-2
NE of Hawaii, North Pacific abyssal plain199-1215A-2
SEAFLOOR SEDIMENTS 71
NAME
West of Midway Island, North Pacific abyssal plain86-576A-2
Philippine Sea195-1201B-2
72 SEAFLOOR SEDIMENTS
NAME
Ontong Java Plateau, western equatorial Pacific130-807A-2
Chatham Rise, east of New Zealand181-1125A-2
SEAFLOOR SEDIMENTS 73
NAME
Escanaba Trough, west of Oregon and N. California169-1037A-1
Cascadia margin, west of Vancouver, British Columbia146-888B-2
74 SEAFLOOR SEDIMENTS
NAME
West of Baja California167-1010E-1
North Pacific abyssal plain, south of the Murray Fracture Zone200-1224C-1
SEAFLOOR SEDIMENTS 75
NAME
Japan Sea127-795A-2
North of Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctic margin28-274-2
76 SEAFLOOR SEDIMENTS
NAME
Western flank of Mid-Atlantic Ridge, North Atlantic Ocean37-333-2
Western flank of Mid-Atlantic Ridge, North Atlantic Ocean82-558-3
SEAFLOOR SEDIMENTS 77
NAME
Northeast Bermuda Rise, North Atlantic Ocean172-1063A-2
Labrador Sea, south of Greenland105-646A-2
78 SEAFLOOR SEDIMENTS
NAME
Rockall Bank, west of Ireland, North Atlantic Ocean162-980A-2H
SE Greenland, continental rise, North Atlantic Ocean152-919A-2
SEAFLOOR SEDIMENTS 79
NAME
New Jersey continental shelf, North Atlantic Ocean174-1073A-1
Madeira abyssal plain, North Atlantic Ocean14-137-3